The 20-year-old “Gucci Gang” singer “became verbally abusive to crew members” after he was repeatedly asked to follow the airline’s facial coverage policy and refused to comply, JetBlue confirmed to USA Today without name the rapper.
“His return reservation has been canceled and he is no longer welcome to fly JetBlue,” said company spokesman Derek Dombrowski. “The safety of all customers and crew members is JetBlue’s first priority.”
Lil Pump, who was nominated as the best new artist at the VMA in 2018, later went to Instagram to criticize the airline and said: “In 2020, 21, I’m not wearing a mask. I don’t have to wear any shit mask, shit. Corona is fake. Bye. “The video was later deleted.
The rapper was supposed to fly from Fort Lauderdale to Los Angeles.
Lil Pump, whose real name is Gazzy Garcia, surprised many when he appeared with Donald Trump at his final campaign rally in Michigan and announced that he would vote for the Republican. It was during this appearance that Mr. Trump called him “Lil Pimp” before correcting himself.
Since then, the right-wing rapper has faced people with conflicting political affiliations, with the last target being Eminem.
“F ** k Eminem. You suck, no one listens to your old tail, ”said the rapper in an Instagram story without any apparent provocation. “You lame like f ** k, b *** h! I woke up with the bulls today, I’m back in my f ** ks ** t. “
This is not the first time the rapper has fallen out with an airline. In 2018, he was prevented from flying after a report that his luggage smelled of “strong marijuana odor”, and he was arrested for misconduct with officials.
JetBlue was one of the first airlines to enforce policies related to the pandemic, requiring adults over two to wear a mask during flights, check-in and boarding from May 4.